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Projects >> Kū‘ula Homepage >> Kumulipo Introduction >> Pule Ho‘ola‘a Ali‘i: Wā ‘Akahi (First Age) | Wā ‘Elua (Second Age)
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Wā ‘Elua ‘Akilolo Hānau ka ‘Ō‘ō, hānau ka ‘Akilolo i ke kai lā holo |
Second Epic ‘Akilolo The ‘Ō‘ō gives birth, the ‘Akilolo gives birth in the sea swimming |
‘A‘Ama a me ka ‘a‘aula Mai loko mai ‘o Native Use of Fish in Hawai‘i, na Margaret Titcomb ‘A‘ama a me ka ‘A‘aula |
‘A‘Ama a me ka ‘a‘aula From Native Use of Fish in Hawai‘i, by Margaret Titcomb ‘A‘ama and ‘A‘aula |
Kekahi
‘ike hou a‘e Inoa Pelekānia: Bird Wrasse Inoa ‘Epekema: Gomphosus varius Kona ‘ano: Uliuli a ‘ōma‘oma‘o mā‘ama‘ama ke kāne, ke‘oke‘o me nā kiko ‘ele‘ele ma kēlā me kēia unahi ke ‘ano o ka wahine. He nuku uliuli ko ke kāne, he nuku ‘alani ko ka wahine. Ulu kēia i‘a a 12 ‘īniha a ‘oi kona lō‘ihi. ‘Ai kēia i‘a i nā pāpa‘i a ‘ōpae li‘ili‘i loa. ‘Ikepili Hoihoi: Ua kapa ‘ia kēia i‘a he Hīnālea ‘I‘iwi ma muli o ke kinona o kona nuku. Ua like nō me ka manu ‘I‘iwi. |
More Information Hawaiian Name: ‘Akilolo, Hīnālea ‘Akilolo, Hīnālea ‘I‘iwi English Name: Bird Wrasse Scientific Name: Gomphosus varius Description: The male is blue and bright green; the female is white with a black spot on every single scale. The male has a blue snout and the female has an orange snout. This fish can grow up to 12 inches or longer. This fish eats small crabs and shrimp. Interesting Fact: This fish is called the Hīnālea
‘I‘iwi because of the sharp of its snout. It looks just like
the beak of the ‘I‘iwi bird. |
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